The plug won't be a problem as you don't get a wall plug, just a usb lead.

As for buying it in the US you'd have issues over here if you needed to return it.

You would still be able to register it to your UK account and I guess you could ring Amazon UK if you had problems but you couldn't return it to the UK and I'm not sure what they would do if you needed a warrenty replacement or were unhappy with the screen.

thank josie, was just wondering if it was a good idea but think i wait for the new stock to come in ( amazon uk ) just hope my old kindle dosent die between now and the time my new one arrives. ( half way through a book)

If you're in the UK, you can't buy a Kindle from amazon.com; the site will just tell you to buy from amazon.co.uk.

To elaborate on my earlier reply -- I have no problem buying from amazon.com while in Canada and I'm too lazy to VPN to UK to see if things change if I've had a UK-based IP, but I doubt anything will change (as long as you have a billing address in the country where you want to make a purchase, which is the only restriction for Amazon afaik).

I don't think there's a single online geo-restriction now which cannot be beaten, I think Google is the hardest because if you have an Android phone they know who is your native provider, despite the IP, but even with Google I'm able to get the US-only content for free from the Play Store while in Canada.

Anyways there're ways to buy US-only Kindle from outside of the US (and I've been doing it for years) and then either pick it up in US or use a mail forwarding service. Who dares wins.

PS. There're even quite a few free VPN services, although most with the very modest monthly limit, it is usually more than enough to make 10 or so orders.

I did it in the past (white Kindle Keyboard with advertisements for usd 129 instead of black KK in Europe for Eur 179, so that made a lot of financial sense)

However, when I broke the screen later, it took me a very long time to get my replacement from he US to Europe. Got a European version instead. My suggestion, the small difference in price is not worth the hassle.

I think the original OP was asking as she had a relative in the US at the time. I'd consider it if I were personally in the US and could inspect the device before leaving the country, but in all other cases it's not worth the hassle.

I think the original OP was asking as she had a relative in the US at the time. I'd consider it if I were personally in the US and could inspect the device before leaving the country, but in all other cases it's not worth the hassle.

Wait, what? According to a local mod "we're all saying it's a difference of perception, not the faulty device". What would inspection help?

PS. What kind of hassle is it to return a device from UK? Maybe things are easier here because of NAFTA, but I've had zero problems doing exchange for the US-purchased device from Canada.